Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 shows how the hippie dream became Generation X's nightmare

Josh Leeson
August 5 2022 - 4:00am
WAVE OF CHAOS: Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 deep dives into the disastrous music festival.
WAVE OF CHAOS: Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 deep dives into the disastrous music festival.

IF the original Woodstock in 1969 was the realisation of the baby boomer generation's hippie, free-loving utopian dream, then the 1999 reboot of the iconic music festival is the story of how greed corrupts.

Josh Leeson

Josh Leeson

Journalist

Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley Independent and Port Stephens Examiner and has previously covered sport including the Asian Cup, A-League, Surfest, cricket and rugby league.